Rudy Reyes (activist)

Rudy Reyes (born February 27, 1977) is a teacher, archaeologist, cannabis rights activist, and MasterChef Contestant on the show's fourth season.

Cedar wildfire survivor

Reyes is widely known for his heroism during the Cedar wildfire in California in 2003. He made sure his family got to safety first, and then he was trapped by the fire. Reyes soaked himself in the shower, and ran more than a mile to safety. He was burned over approximately 70-percent of his body, and lost one ear and part of a finger. Reyes has had numerous surgeries and uses cannabis salve to aid healing of his skin. According to Reyes, vaporized marijuana was more effective than other drugs prescribed for pain while he was hospitalized.[1]

Challenging the San Diego county board of supervisor position

After the Witch Creek wildfire burned the district four years later in 2007, Reyes became critical of his representative on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Dianne Jacob, for voting to spend the county's resources to file suit against California's medical marijuana law, Proposition 215 which was passed by voters in 1996, rather than using the public's money to build a hospital, and for fire prevention. Reyes decided to run against the entrenched incumbent. He was unable to defeat Jacob, but he got more than 20,000 votes, about 22-percent, in the June 3, 2008, election. Rudy Reyes volunteers as a mentor for young burn survivors and spokesperson for United Way and the Burn Institute.

Reyes ran for Santee City Council in 2010, and San Diego County Board of Supervisors and Santee Mayor in 2012.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Cedar Fire Survivor Running for County Supervisor". obrag.org. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. ↑ Snelling, Mark (March 28, 2008). "Cedar Fire Survivor Running for County Supervisor". OB Rag.
  3. ↑ Sherman, Lola (September 19, 2010). "8 compete to win 3 seats on Santee council". East County Magazine.
  4. ↑ Davidovich, Eugene (September 27, 2010). "Rudy Reyes: Activist, Patient, Politician". Smart Voter.
  5. ↑ "Jacob wins sixth term on San Diego County Board of Supervisors". East County Magazine. June 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ Christie, Jake (July 18, 2012). "Rudy Reyes challenges Jacob in supervisor race". The East County Californian.
  7. ↑ "Santee Mayor: Rudy Reyes". The San Diego Union-Tribune. October 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ Stein, Harvey (November 2, 2012). "Marijuana's Watershed Year?". The Huffington Post.
  9. ↑ St. Pierre, Allen (November 5, 2012). "Rudy Reyes: Medical Marijuana Patient Turned Politician". NORML Blog.
  10. ↑ "Medical Marijuana Interview with Activist & Hero Rudy Reyes". Dallas/Fort Worth NORML. April 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ Bartholow, Steven (May 22, 2013). "Rudy Reyes: From Medical Marijuana to TV's 'Masterchef'". Santee Patch.
  12. ↑ Raftery, Miriam (October 27, 2013). "Flames that scorched community 10 years ago have forged strength in survivors, though scars remain". East County Magazine.


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